Formatting an SD card: Difference between revisions

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The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for each operating system.

Choose your operating system

Windows Linux Mac

Optionally, if you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use GodMode9:

3DS:GodMode9 Usage#Format an SD card

If you already understand how to use the tools in the above guides, here are direct links to their pages:

Windows: SD Association Formatter + guiformat
Mac: Disk Utility
Linux: GParted + dosfstools

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-The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for Windows, Linux and macOS.
+The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for each operating system.
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-{{critical|text=ChromeOS and Android are not an option and formatting an SD card with its built-in formatter may result in it becoming unusable by consoles.}}
+Optionally, if you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use GodMode9:
+* [[3DS:GodMode9 Usage#Format an SD card]]
-{{info|text=iOS/iPadOS cannot format SD cards.}}
-=== Alternatives ===
-* If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use [[3DS:GodMode9 Usage#Format an SD card|GodMode9]].
-* If you have an unpatched or modchipped Switch, you can instead use [[switchguide:user_guide/emummc/partitioning_sd|TegraExplorer]]
-** Note: If you do not wish to create an emuNAND, e.g. for a sysCFW setup or for other consoles, select Only Fat32 instead of <code>Fat32 + EmuMMC</code>
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 If you already understand how to use the tools in the above guides, here are direct links to their pages:
-* Windows: [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ SD Memory Card Formatter] + [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat]
+* Windows: [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ SD Association Formatter] + [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat]
 * Mac: [https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/format-a-disk-for-windows-computers-dskutl1010 Disk Utility]
-* Linux: [https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools dosfstools]
+* Linux: [https://gparted.org/download.php GParted] + [https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools dosfstools]
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